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Boneless chicken thighs marinated in lemon, olive oil and warm shawarma spices, roasted until golden and served over lettuce with a tahini-yoghurt sauce and pomegranate seeds.
Turkish and Middle EasternMain course3 hrServes 6442 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal
Thin chicken breast fillets marinate in Dijon mustard, honey, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce and smoked paprika, then broil until charred in spots. A lime-dressed tangle of onion, baby greens and salted roasted almonds is scattered over the hot chicken.
Main course1 hr4–6 servings461 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeRenal
Chicken thigh meat and potato wedges seasoned with soy sauce, garlic and basil, roasted together until golden. Sour cream on the side cools the savory, crisp-edged pan.
Boneless chicken thighs marinate in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, paprika, turmeric and a pinch of cinnamon, then roast with quartered red onion until the edges char. Chopped fresh parsley is scattered over the shawarma before serving.
Middle EasternMain course0 min4 to 6 servings621 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic
Shrimp bake in a 9 by 13-inch dish with garlic, shallot, red pepper flakes, olive oil, white wine and lemon zest while gluten-free linguine boils alongside. The pasta is tossed through the shrimp and its pan juices with Parmesan, parsley and lemon wedges to serve.
Challah cubes and sliced Granny Smith apples soak overnight in a cinnamon custard, then bake under a brown sugar streusel with powdered sugar and maple syrup to serve.
A make-ahead breakfast casserole of English muffin cubes and Canadian bacon soaked in seasoned eggs, baked until set and draped with lemony hollandaise-style sauce.
Slow-braised ox cheek in tomato and red wine, tossed with fresh pasta, potato and green beans, served with a basil sauce and a cheese-stuffed Ligurian flatbread.
A fragrant slow-cooked massaman curry of beef cheek with coconut milk, peanut butter, baby potatoes and warm spices, garnished with peanuts and Thai basil.
Thai and South-East AsianMain course2 hr 30 minServes 6189 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal
A clear oxtail soup: blanched oxtail simmered in beef bone broth with garlic and daikon until the meat is tender and the radish turns translucent, seasoned with salt and black pepper.
Chicken thigh pieces and onion simmer in a dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar sauce, then lightly beaten eggs are drizzled over in two additions so they set softly around the chicken. The whole pan is spooned over bowls of steamed short-grain rice with mitsuba on top.
Butter does the browning here: onions caramelise in butter, shiitake brown with the chicken, the sauce reduces to a coating rather than a broth, and eight eggs are cracked straight in and stirred to a soft scramble. No sake.
The chicken is flour-coated and fried skin-side down until crisp before it ever meets the broth — a dashi and bouillon broth with no sake — and the eggs go in in two stages, whites first, then yolks, so they set in soft layers.
Oysters simmer with potato, carrot, onion and mushrooms in a milk and cream stew enriched with Parmesan and a melting sheet of cheddar. It is mild, briny and comforting.
Oysters seared in butter are layered with potato, onion and green onion in a smooth cream sauce and baked under mozzarella and cheddar. The top gratinates golden over the briny oysters.
Rice cooked in shiitake soaking water is rested under a full layer of sesame-tossed oysters and topped with scallions. A pungent wild chive sauce seasons the oyster rice at the table.
Paccheri pasta with artichoke carbonara is a main courses built around egg. It takes 50 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with toast and hash browns.
Wide fresh rice noodles are stir-fried in a wok with a pounded chili and garlic paste, your protein of choice, carrots, Chinese broccoli, grachai and young peppercorns. The mixed oyster, soy, Golden Mountain and fish sauce dressing coats the noodles, which are left to char briefly before the holy basil wilts in.
Ground pork stir-fries with shallots, red Thai chiles and garlic, then a soy, fish sauce and oyster sauce mixture seasoned with sugar coats the meat before a whole bunch of basil wilts in. Fried eggs and steamed jasmine rice complete each serving.
Coarsely ground chicken is stir-fried in a wok with a pounded Thai chili, garlic and spur chili paste, long beans and onion, then sauced with oyster, soy, fish and black soy sauces. Holy basil folds in off the heat, and each serving gets a crispy-edged fried egg over jasmine rice, with prik nam pla alongside.
Traditional fish-sauce-only pad kra pao: ground beef browned hard in its own fat with pounded chilies and garlic, wilted holy basil, served over jasmine rice with a crispy fried egg.
Ground chicken stir-fried with pounded chilies and garlic, long beans and onion in a four-sauce seasoning, wilted with holy basil and served over jasmine rice under a crispy fried egg.
Minced pork stir-fried with coarsely pounded chili and garlic, its oyster-fish sauce caramelised at the wok's edge, basil wilted in, served over rice with a wok-crisped fried egg.
Salmon chunks marinate briefly in fish sauce and sugar, deep-fry until crisp and dark golden, then get folded through a dry red curry paste fried in pork fat. Green beans, green peppercorns, makrut lime leaves and fingerroot go in at the end so the sauce stays thick and clinging.
Main courseServes 2281 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal
Marinated flank steak sears in a smoking wok, then Chinese broccoli, wide rice noodles and a dark oyster and soy sauce mixture toss together until the noodles caramelize at the edges. Beaten eggs scramble in a cleared corner of the wok before everything is folded together.
Rice noodles stir-fried in a tamarind, fish sauce and palm sugar sauce with tofu, dried shrimp, egg, bean sprouts and scallions, plus chicken, shrimp or beef.
Rice sticks soak, then stir-fry with chicken, egg, tofu and bean sprouts in a tamarind, brown sugar, fish sauce and oyster sauce dressing. Garlic chives and chopped peanuts go through at the end, with lime wedges and extra sprouts served alongside.
Tamarind pulp soaked and strained gives this pad Thai its sour base, balanced with dark brown sugar, fish sauce and Thai black soy sauce. Chicken, dried shrimp, preserved radish, eggs, bean sprouts and garlic chives stir-fry with the soaked rice noodles, and chopped peanuts and lime wedges finish the plates.
A warm salad version of pad Thai: soaked rice noodles toss in a pan with chicken mince, dried shrimps, bean sprouts, eggs and lime juice over a shallot, garlic and coriander root paste. Roasted peanuts, pickled turnip, red chilli and coriander leaves garnish the serving bowl.
Rice noodles tossed with crispy pan-fried tofu, bell pepper, carrots and onion in a coconut aminos, maple syrup and sesame oil sauce, finished with scallions.
A one-pan pad Thai of rice noodles, golden tofu matchsticks, marbled egg and king prawns in a tamarind, palm sugar and fish sauce glaze. Beansprouts, peanuts, lime and coriander finish the speedy supper.
Thai and South-East AsianMain course40 minServes 1-2711 kcalDairy-free
Rice noodles are wok-tossed with golden tofu, scrambled egg, beansprouts and peanuts in a tamarind and fish sauce glaze. Lime wedges and extra chili at the table let each bowl be tuned to taste.
Thai and South-East AsianMain course1 hrServes 2–3683 kcalDairy-freeHigh Fiber
Frozen chopped spinach blends into a smooth purée that simmers with cumin seeds, dried red chiles, onion, garlic, turmeric and chile powder. Paneer cubes fried golden in ghee fold back in with butter and heavy cream, ready for roti or steamed rice.
Main course35 min2 servings323 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal
Here's a fresh take on the classic spinach and white cheese curry using orzo as a vehicle for getting an Indian restaurant food fix at home. It looks quite like a creamy spinach risotto but has big, bold Indian flavours.
Fresh spinach wilts in batches with onion, fenugreek, cumin, coriander, tomato and green chilli, then half of it is puréed and returned to the pot with cream and lemon juice. Pan-fried homemade paneer, cut into bite-size pieces and fried to a light gold, folds through at the end.
A cashew chicken skillet with flour-coated chicken, broccoli and onion in a coconut aminos, maple syrup, garlic and ginger sauce, topped with cashews, black sesame seeds and cilantro.